Alley-pin-cleaner holder



April 20,1926.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 20 1926.

J. HAGERTY ALLEY PIN CLEANER HOLDER Filed Sept. 15, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet2 that may Patented 29, 1926.

rssrin JACK HAGEBTY, O F TOLEDO, OHIO.

ALLEY-PIN-CLEANER HOLDER.

Application filed September 15, 1924. Serial No. 737,693.

To a whom it may concern Be it known that I, J Aoir Hasnnrr, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucasand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Alley- Pin-CleanerHolder, which invention is fully described in thefollowingspecification.

My invention has for its object to provide a'holdor for rotatable bodieswhile they are being brushed or rubbed by a abrasive member, whereby thebodies will be rotated and all parts of the surfaces of the bodies willbe thoroughly operated upon or treated. The invention isparticularlyadvantageous for holding rotatable bodies while being operated upon bypowerdriven brushes. The preferred embodiment of the invention is usedfor rotatably supporting alley pins in a horizontal position and so thata rotatable electrically driven alley brush may be placed on the pins tocause the pins to rotate at a speed very much less than the peripheralspeed of the brush, owing to the differential speeds of parts of thebrush as measured radially from the axis of rotation of the brush andaccording to the proportionate part of the pin that is located on oneside or the other of the axis of rotation of the brush. This will causethe bristles of the major portion of the brush t'o-abrasively act uponor brush or rub the surfaces of the pins. 7

The invention may be contained in structures of different forms. Topresent a practical application of the invention I have selected aholder that is a preferred embodimentof the invention as an example ofstructures containing the invention and shall describe it hereinafter.The holder selected is shown in the accompanying drawings. 1

Figure l is a top view of the alley brush be used for cleaning the pinsand a top view of the holder. Figure 2 is a view of a section taken onthe line i22 indicated in Fig. 1. Figure 8 is a view of a section akenon theplane of the line 3-3 indicated in Fig. 1. Figure 4 is a brokenview showing parts Figure 5 illustrates one of. the inserts that may beused for supporting the pins at their necks.

The holder for supporting the pins may be constructed of any suitablematerial, In

of the holder folded together.

the form of structure shown, the holder is made of sheet metal that maybe suitably bent to shape to properly support the pins and contain thebrush so as to prevent the brush from slipping from the holder. Theholder is particularly designed for supporting the pins in such aposition that they may be cleaned by any Well known alley brush commonlyused in alley courts. In the form of construction shown, the holder 1 ispro 5 vided with a marginal vertical flange 2 and a narrow platform 3,also locatedalong the perimeter of the holder. A wider platform at islocated at one end of the holder for sup porting the brush while thepins are being removed or inserted in position. The platform 4: forms aconvenient means for receiving the brush preparatory to its being usedfor cleaning of the pins. he planes of the platforms 3 and 4 arepreferably slightly be low the plane of the upper portions of the sidesof the pins. Thus the rotatable alley brush 5, which is electricallydriven by a motor located in the housing 6, may be eas ily pushed fromtheplatform 4: on to the so pins by the handle that is commonlyconnected to the housing 6. The brush 5 may thus be moved back and forthand right to left over the pins in the cleaning operation, the marginalflange 2 operating to prevent $5 the brush from slipping entirely fromthe holder. y The pins 7 are provided with holes 8 formed in the makingof the pins, for centering the pins relative to the lath on which theyare formed. A bar 9 is secured at its ends to the holder and is providedwith a plurality of cross pins 10 that are secured in properly spacedrelation to permit the pins 10 to enter the holes 8 of the bottoms of aplurality of pins disposed in parallel relation, and thus rotatablysupport the bottom ends of the pins. The head ends of the pins may berotatably supported by means of the bars 11. The bars 11 are pro videdwith a plurality of substantially semicircular recesses 12 in which thenecks of the pins may be inserted and which will retain the alley pinsin position on the pins 10 notwithstanding the rotative movements induced in the alley pins. Thus the alley pins may be readily placed inthe holder by mere insertion of the pins 10 in the bottoms of the alleypins and dropping the necks of the pins in the recesse 12,- lt des red,t ece s s 12 material, preferably of such a character that 7 rings willnot be formed by rubbing of the pins onthe inserts. Thnsthe bearingsurface 1%- of the insert may be curved so as to ccnforni substantiallyto the curvature ot. the neck at the point where it joins with the bodyportion of the alley pin to prevent any rinino; of the neck of the pinby means or its i'otation. lVhen. therefore, the rotating al ey brush 5is-pnshed from the platform i '4 over the pins, the rotation ot thebrush will cause a rotation of the pins at a speed which differs verymaterially from the ditferent speeds of portions of the brush. As iswell known, the portions of the brush near its periphery will move at avery much greater speed. than the portions near the axis of rotation,and also the movement of perions on one side of the axis of rotation ofthe brush is in one direction while the move-- ment of portions ofthebrush locate-diliametrically on the opposite sides'is in the oppositedirection. Alsolhe hameters pt different portions of the pins vary, thebonyportion having a diameter much greater tl an the neck or headportion. Thus the pins will rotate according to the relative position ofthe axis of the brush and according-lo the diameters of the portions ofthe pins that make contact with the brush. T he speed of: rotation ofthe pins willconsequently be. the resultant of these various components,and the brush will effectively rub and brush all parts of the surfacesof the pins to efficiently clean the pins.

If desired, the holder may be so constructed that it may be foldedfor-convenience of handling and. storing the holder. The holder may beformed of two parts 15. One end of the bar 9 may be located between thetwo parts of the platform 4. The parts may thus be hing'cdly connectedto the bar. The bar't provided with arms 16 located at its ends. Thearms 16 may be riveted or otherwise secured. to the ones of the bar 9and hin z edly connected to the parts '15 as by the pintles 17. The arms16 position the hinging toints or axes of the parts relative to eachother so that when the parts are folded together. the upper edges of thepe ripheral flange of each part will contact. The folded holder willthus constitute a compact arrangement that may be easily handled andstored away.

I claim:-

1. A holder for alley pinshaving a plurality of pins for receiving thebottoms of the alley pinsand a plurality of curved supports to receiveand rotatably support the necks. of the alley pins, said supports andfirst n'ientioned pins being so positioned.

vthe bottoms of alley pins, and two rows of curved supports forreceiving and rotatably snpportingthe necks of the alley pins, saidseveral rows being so arranged that the head endsof said alley pinsextend in opposite directions.

3. In a holder for alley pins, a member having a plurality of pinsextending from opposite sides of the member and in a substantiallyhorizontal plane and a pair of members one adjacent each pin carryingside of first named member having substantially semi-cylindricalrecesses located in alignment with the pins for rotatably supporting thealley pins so that their axes will be substantially in a horizontalplane, the pins extending into the bottoms of the alley pins and thenecksof the pins located in the recesses.

.4. A holder for alley pins, the holder having two hingedly connectedsections, a bar located between the sections of the holder and havingpins protruding from opposite sides of the bar in asubstantiallyhorizontal plane, bars formingparts of the sections of theholder and having recesses for supporting the alley pins, said barsbeing arranged on opposite sides of said first bar.

5. In a holder for alley pins, a member having a plurality of pinsextending from opposite sides of the member and a pair of members havingsubstantially semi-cylindrical recesses located in alignment with thepins for rotatably supporting the alley pins so that their axes will .besubstantially in a'horizontal plane, the pins extending into the bottomsof the alley pins and the necks of the pins located in the recesses, aplatform located at one end of the holder, the top of the platform beinglocated in a plane slightly below the tops of the alley pins forsupportinga rotatable abrasive member.

6. In a holder for alley pins, the holder having two hingedly connectedsections, a bar located between the sections of the holder and havingpins protruding from opposite sides of the bar and in a substan tiallyhorizontal plane, bars forming; parts of the sections of the holder andhaving recesses for receiving the necks of said alley pins, said lastmentioned bars being posi' tioned on opposite sides of said first bar.platforms on said sections for supporting a rotatable abrasive member ina plane JACK

